Dish

ABSTRACT

The invention relates to a dish for mixing hair treatment agents, in particular flair coloring products, having a bottom, having a circumferential wall that defines an opening, and having a holder for a product identifier, in particular parts of an outer package of the hair treatment agent.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This is a continuation of the application identified asPCT/EP2005/012316 filed Nov. 17, 2005, the complete disclosure of whichis herein incorporated by reference.

THE PRESENT INVENTION

The present invention relates to a dish for mixing hair treatmentagents, in particular hair coloring products, having a bottom, having acircumferential wall that defines an opening, and having a holder for aproduct identifier, in particular parts of an outer package of the hairtreatment agent.

It is often necessary and/or desirable to treat hair with hair treatmentagents—such as, for example, care-providing agents, medications,bleaching agents, or hair colors or toning agents—which must be mixed.In the professional sector, disposable dishes made of recyclable plasticare usually used for this purpose.

When coloring hair in the professional sector, for example, differentcolor tints and color tones are often worked with. It is necessary inthis context to maintain an overview of the different color mixturesthat have been prepared. This often presents difficulties, however,since the products are often similar in appearance.

It is therefore the object of the present invention to make available adish in which the hair treatment agents, in particular hair coloringproducts, can be mixed and which allows easy identification of theproducts that have been mixed in tile dish. The dish is also intended topermit exact mixing of the hair treatment agent without over-portioning.The dish is also intended to be easy to store and to manufacture.

SUMMARY OF INVENTION

This object is achieved by the invention of a dish for mixing hairtreatment agents, in particular hair coloring products, having a bottom,having a circumferential wall that defines an opening, and having aholder for a product identifier in particular parts of an outer packageof the hair treatment agent.

The dish according to the present invention for hair treatment agents,in particular hair coloring products, comprises a bottom and acircumferential wall that defines an opening. It is additionallyequipped with a holder for parts of an outer package of the hairtreatment agent (product identifier), in particular the hair coloringproduct, so that the stylist can attach an identifying piece of theouter package of the product to the dish. This piece will usually be thepart of the package that indicates, for example, the color shade orcolor tone.

For easier attachment, the holder is preferably embodied for thatpurpose as a clamping apparatus. The clamping apparatus can assume anumber of configurations. For example, a small alligator clip or thelike can be adhesively bonded onto the dish.

It is particularly favorable, however, if the holder or clampingapparatus is an integral constituent of the dish, i.e. is embodied inone piece with the dish.

In an embodiment, the dish comprises a rim around at least a region ofthe opening. This can be a rim encircling the opening, it can alsosurround the opening completely or only partially. Preferably in thiscase, the clamping apparatus is formed by the rim. Simple manufacture ofthe clamping apparatus together with the dish is thus possible.

The rim can in particular, in order to constitute the clampingapparatus, comprise a flexible tongue separated by two slits from thesurface of the remainder of the rim, The product identifier can then beclamped between tongue and rim in the manner of a paper clip.

If the tongue is offset with respect to the surface of the remainder ofthe rim, parts of an outer package that are made of a thicker material(e.g. cardboard) can be inserted or clamped in as a product identifier.The tongue also does not then break off The offset of the tonguepreferably corresponds approximately to the thickness of the rim or toits material thickness, or to the thickness of the identifier to beinserted. It is additionally favorable if the material for manufacturingthe rim is elastic at the thickness that is used, so that the risk ofbreakage is at least diminished. A further favorable effect is obtainedwhen the tongue rises toward the rim and thus slightly minimizes theoffset.

According to a further embodiment, the rim comprises at least tworegions of different width. One region has a small width and otherregion a greater width. The region of greater width can then be used asa handle. The regions of the same width are preferably arranged onopposite sides of the opening. The clamping apparatus can be arranged inthe region having a greater width.

The rim can be embodied in slightly curved fashion so that it is easilygraspable. It can be embodied, for example, convexly or concavely. i.e.proceeding from the opening of the dish, the rim is curved slightlydownward or upward.

If the bottom of the dish is indented inward, it is then easier toremove the product completely from the dish.

To prevent slippage, the bottom can be equipped on the lower side with arubber element or the like.

The inner side of the wall of the dish is preferably equipped with ameasurement scale for the contents of the dish, so that the product tobe mixed can be measured out or apportioned, and mixed up to completion,in the dish itself without additional aids. It man be advisable for thescale to be present in duplicate on the inner side. The measurementscale is usefully introduced into the inner side of the wall uponmanufacture of the dish. For example. The scale can be shaped in orimpressed upon manufacture.

The dish described above advantageously dimensioned and equipped in sucha way that it is stackable, i.e. multiple dishes inserted into oneanother form a stack that requires less space than the dishes arrangedindividually.

Further features, details, and advantages of the invention are evidentfrom the description below of an exemplifying embodiment with referenceto the drawings, in which:

BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS OF THE DRAWING FIGURES

FIG. 1 is a perspective view, obliquely from above, of a dish accordingto the invention;

FIG. 2 is a plan view from above of the dish of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a plan view from below of the dish of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a side view of a section along line IV-IV in FIG. 3; and

FIG. 5 shows a stack of two dishes according to FIG. 1, in section alongline V-V in FIG. 2.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

The dish for mixing hair color agents that is depicted in the Figures islabeled 1 in its entirety, and is constituted by a bottom 2 and acircumferential wall 3 widening therefrom. The entire dish 1 and itsconstituents are manufactured integrally from a suitable plasticmaterial having, little thickness, e.g. by deep drawing from a plasticby injection molding from plastic pellets.

Bottom 2 has an approximately circular cross section. Wall 3 thus has,viewed in section, approximately the conformation of an upside-downtruncated cone (cf. FIG. 5).

Bottom 2 is indented inward and has in section an approximately convexshape, so that hair coloring agent in the dish tends to collect in theregion of the transition between bottom 2 and wall 3. This allows easyand maximally complete removal. Bottom 2 comprises a circumferentialgroove 13 in the lower side, into which a rubber insert 12 is insertedso that dish 1 does not slide during mixing.

Wall 3 defines, on the upper side, a opening 4 likewise having anapproximately circular cross section. Extending outward from opening 4is a circumferential rim 5 that is increasingly curved outward andslightly upward.

Rim 5 comprises regions of different width, regions of the same widthbeing located on opposite sides of opening 4. Two regions 9 of greaterwidth are respectively located to the left and right (as seen in FIG.2), and two regions 10 of lesser width are located at the top and bottom(as seen in FIG. 2). Because of the slight upward curve, regions 9 ofgreater width can easily be grasped with one's hand, and serve ashandles. Regions 9 are equipped for that purpose, with a blunt end face14 that has in each case an edge curving slightly toward opening 4.

Embodied in rim 5 is a holder 6 in the form of a clamping apparatus forparts of the outer package of the hair coloring agent. A part of theouter package on which the information regarding the color shade orcolor tone is presented is preferably used for this purpose. This part,in most cases a small rectangle of cardboard, is clamped in the clampingapparatus in the manner of a paper clip, so that the information isreadily visible from above.

In the example depicted, holder 6 is arranged in one of the regions 9 ofgreater width. The holder is located between the blunt end face 14 andregion 10 of lesser width, so that dish 1 can nevertheless be easilygrasped.

Holder 6 is constituted by a flexible tongue 7 that is separated by twoslits 8 from the remainder of rim 5 and is offset downward toward bottom2 with respect to surface 11 of the remainder of the rim. The offset oftongue 7 with respect to the remainder of rim 5 correspondsapproximately to the thickness of rim 5 or to the thickness, in theregion of rim 5, of the material used. Tongue 7 is thus flexibly joinedto the remainder of rim 5 only by a “kinked” region 15, but is embodiedintegrally with said rim. It can thus yield downward in the direction ofbottom 2 under slight pressure when the rectangle of cardboard isclamped in, and can clamp the piece of cardboard between itself and rim5 without breaking.

In addition, a measurement scale 16 is impressed on the inner side ofwall 3, which scale permits measurement, apportioning, and dilution ofthe hair coloring agent without further aids (cf. FIGS. 1 and 5). It isimpressed upon manufacture of dish 1.

It is apparent from FIG. 5 that dish 1 is dimensioned and configured insuch a way that it stackable onto further dishes of identical size andconformation, for example for storage and packaging, thus making gooduse of space.

-   1. Dish-   2. Bottom-   4. Opening-   5. Rim-   6. Holder-   7. Tongue-   8. Slits-   9. Region-   10. Region-   11. Surface of rim-   12. Rubber insert-   13. Groove-   14. End face-   15. Kinked region-   16. Measurement scale

1. A dish (1) for mixing hair treatment agents, in particular haircoloring products having a bottom (2), having a circumferential wall (3)that defines an opening (4), and having a holder (6) for a productidentifier, in particular parts of an outer package of the hairtreatment agent.
 2. The dish according to claim 1, wherein the holder(6) is embodied as a clamping apparatus (5, 7, 8).
 3. The dish accordingto claim 1, wherein the holder (6) is an integral constituent of thedish (1).
 4. The dish according to claim 1, characterized by a rim (5)around at least a region of the opening (4).
 5. The dish according toclaim 4, wherein the rim is a rim (5) circumferential around the opening(4).
 6. The dish according to claim 5, wherein the rim (5) completelysurrounds the opening (4).
 7. The dish according to claim 4, wherein theclamping apparatus (5, 7, 8) is formed by the rim (5).
 8. The dishaccording to claim 7, wherein in order to constitute the clampingapparatus (5, 7, 8), the rim (5) comprises a flexible tongue (7)separated, with respect to the surface (11) of the remainder of the rim,by two slits (8).
 9. The dish according to claim 8, wherein the tongue(7) is offset with respect to the surface (11) of the remainder of therim (5).
 10. The dish according to claim 9, wherein the offset of thetongue (7) corresponds approximately to the thickness of the rim (5).11. The dish according to claim 4, wherein the material for manufactureof the rim (5) is elastic at the thickness that is used.
 12. The dishaccording to claims 4, wherein the rim (5) comprises at least tworegions (9, 10) of different widths.
 13. The dish according to claim 12,wherein the clamping apparatus (5, 7, 8) is arranged in the region (9)having a greater width.
 14. The dish according to claim 12, wherein theregions (9; 10) of the same width are arranged on opposite sides of theopening (4).
 15. The dish according to claim 4, wherein the rim (5) isembodied in slightly curved fashion.
 16. The dish according to claim 4,wherein the bottom (2) of the dish (1) is indented inward.
 17. The dishaccording to claims 1, wherein the bottom (2) is equipped on the lowerside with a rubber element (12).
 18. The dish according to claim 1,wherein the inner side of the wall (3) is equipped with at least onemeasurement scale (16) for the contents.
 19. The dish according to claim18, wherein the measurement scale (16) is configured so that it can beintroduced into the inner side of the wall upon manufacture of the dish(1).
 20. The dish according to claim 1, wherein it is dimensioned andequipped in such a way that it is stackable.